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Adalita performs at the Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Adalita To Release ‘Inland’, Her First Album In Nine Years

Adalita will finally release new music in December with ‘Inland’ to become her first album since ‘All Day Venus’ in 2013.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Adalita, All Day Venus, alternative, Australia, Inland, Magic Dirt, rock

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Billy Morgan of Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Corgan Reschedules Smashing Pumpkins Due To Laryngitis

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is battling laryngitis.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Billy Corgan, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, USA

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Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera photo by Ros O'Gorman

Boom Crash Opera To Return To The Stage in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera have confirmed they will be once again performing again live in 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Dale Ryder, Peter Farnan, rock

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Nick Cave Sets To Work On Next Album

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Nick Cave is planning to start work on a new album.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Nick Cave, rock

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Tori Amos To Tour Again in 2023

by Music-News.com

Tori Amos has announced a string of live dates. Following on from the success of her 2021 album, Ocean To Ocean, and her sell-out tour of 2022, Amos is set to return to the UK for six further dates, which will include a night at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, Tori Amos, USA

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My Chemical Romance Adds Jimmy Eat World To Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Eat World have been added to the My Chemical Romance Australian tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, rock, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Return of the Dream Canteen

Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers new song ‘Eddie’ is a tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Eddie, Eddie Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return of the Dream Canteen, rock, USA

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Nick Cave Changed Ghosteen Song Based On Advice From Chris Martin

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Nick Cave changed a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song after getting advice from Chris Martin.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Ghosteen, Nick Cave, rock, The Bad Seeds

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Frank Zappa’s Valley Girl Gets Its First Ever Video

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Zappa ‘Valley Girl’ has turned 40 and after all these years now has its first ever music video.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Frank Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa, rock, USA

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Pavement To Return to Australia in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Pavement will perform their first Australian shows since 2010 when they return for theatre and outdoor shows from February.

Tagged as: 90s, A Day On The Green, alternative, Pavement, punk, USA

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PJ Harvey Has A Whole Lotta Rarities Coming

by Paul Cashmere

PJ Harvey fans can look forward to three discs of rarities, b-sides and demos coming soon as part of a 59-track box set.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, PJ Harvey, rock, UK

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Two Door Cinema Club Cancel Tour As Bass Player Diagnosed With Auto-Immune Disease

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Two Door Cinema Club have cancelled their tour as Kevin Baird battles an “incurable autoimmune disease”.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Ireland, rock, Two Door Cinema Club, UK

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The Pixies Release Joey Santiago Penned Song

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Pixies have shared their first song penned by guitarist Joey Santiago.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Francis Black, The Pixies, USA

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Australian Album Chart: Muse ‘Will of the People’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Muse land their fourth No.1 Album this week as their ninth studio album “Will of the People” takes out the top spot in Australia.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Muse, rock, UK, Will of the People

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Alt-J Postpone Australian Tour to 2023

by Noise11.com

Alt-J have postponed their 2022 Australian tour to April and May 2023.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Alt-J, alternative, UK

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Muse ‘Will Of The People’ On Track For UK No 1

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The group’s ninth studio LP on course to become first-ever Number 1 album using NFT technology, as it currently outsells rest of Top 10 combined.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Muse, rock, UK, Will of the People

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Receive Global Icon Award

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Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honoured with the Global Icon Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards later this month.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Depeche Mode Returns To Studio After Death of Andy Fletcher

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Depeche Mode are back in the studio for the first time since Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher’s passing.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Depeche Mode, Electronic, rock, UK

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Sound As Ever by Jane Gazzo and Andrew P Street

Jane Gazzo And Andrew P Street Document Australian Music In The 90s With Sound As Ever

by Paul Cashmere

‘Sound As Ever – A celebration of the Greatest Decade in Australian Music (1990-1999)’ is a new book by Jane Gazzo and Andrew P Street.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Andrew P Street, Australia, book, Jane Gazzo, publishing, rock, Sound As Ever

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Midnight Oil Announce Final Shows With Added 10 to 1

by Paul Cashmere

With Midnight Oil returning for their final Australian shows, more have been added including some special 10 to 1 shows playing the entire ’10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1’ album in its entirety.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Midnight Oil, Resist, rock

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Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Porno For Pyros Are Back In the Studio

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Porno For Pyros have returned to the studio to create their first album in 26 years.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, Porno For Pyros, rock, USA

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Announce The Carnage Tour Dates For Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will bring the Carnage tour to Australia in November for 15 dates around the country.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Carnage, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis

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The Strokes Play Australia After 12 Years

by Paul Cashmere

The Strokes were back in action in Australia this past weekend with a headline Splendour In The Grass performance and a Melbourne show coming Tuesday.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, rock, The Strokes, USA

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Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello Taken Down By Security Guard

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Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello was accidentally tackled by a security guard during a concert over the weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Rage Against The Machine, rock, Tom Morello, USA

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

BMG Acquires The Works of Simple Minds

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Simple Minds’ “key music interests” have been acquired by BMG.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, BMG, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs, SXSW, Photo by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Out, The Avalanches In At Splendour In The Grass

by Paul Cashmere

Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a late scratching for Splendour In the Grass next weekend. The band has pulled out of the music festival last minute “due to health reasons”. The Avalanches have stepped up to take over the slot.

Tagged as: alternative, music festival, Splendour In The Grass, The Avalanches, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Moler To Reform Again For A One Off Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Moler are getting back together for one show only opening for The Fauves in Melbourne on 30 July.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, David Peacock, Moler, rock, The Fauves

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Placebo Cancel Shows Due To Covid

by Music-News.com

Placebo have cancelled shows due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the band and crew.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Placebo, UK

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The Prodigy Play First Show Since Death of Keith Flint

by Music-News.com

The Prodigy have played their first concert since the passing of Keith Flint.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, dance, Electronic, The Prodigy, UK

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Kate Miller-Heidke Performs Kate Bush’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ In Stunning Return To Live Music

by Paul Cashmere

After two years of delays due to Covid, Kate Miller-Heidke has kicked off her ‘Child In Reverse’ tour with fans finally able to experience the new album live as well as a few surprises.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Child In Reverse, Didirri, Frontier Touring, Kate Miller-Heidke, opera, pop, rock

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Drake Cancels Remainder of Australia and New Zealand Tour and Flees The Country

Drake has suddenly cancelled the last four dates of his Australian tour leaving Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland and is reported to have fled the country.

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